Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-27
Those new style baby carriages at
the Austin Furniture CO. s are the incest

ditlon to the city. It is the forty acres
just across Dobbins' creek, from Camp
bells mill this time. . 553
Mr.. Kingsley is expected from Chat
field to-day with his family and house
hold goods. He will move into his new
residence, the Wheeler house, at nee.
Service in the in the M. e. church last
Sunday evening were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Warner of ST. Paul, the presiding
elder of this district. The quarterly
meeting was held on Monday.
The boys thought that was quite .
rock that went around to Abrahams &
Hanf's Monday, 2x2xS and to- weigh 5000
lbs. after beng dressed. We have not
heard that anyone tried to carry it of. +
Last Thursday the house of Ole Nell
son, living about two miles northwest Of
Lansing, was entirely destroyed by fire.,
The loss on house and furniture amounts
to $500, and is a severe n to MI. Mel
son. r. ".'F
NO wonder we had q storm with all
those school ma'ams in town. We
would suggest to Supt. Belden that it
might be better to hold future institutes
IN the winter when we are nerved up for
storms.
H. Kent is putting a stock of general
merchandise into the old post office
! building in Lansing and will soon, be
ready to supply the people of the sur
rounding country with dry goods and
groceries. ..@.. 81
Christ Church Episcopal, Rev. P. B.
Peabody, Rector. Services next Sunday:
1890 a. NJ, Topics Discussed at Convoca-
ton. 300 p. M, Children's Service
Missions" 1880 p. M, The Joy of
Sorrow"
The ladies of the W. c.. T. U. of
Lansing. met with Mrs. L. E. Bailey at
the NJ. E. church Saturday. April 90. at
3 D. NJ Three new memberships were
obtained. Next meeting will be held
May 7. .>l
p. NJ. johnson intends moving the
post office, the first of next week, into
the building now being repaired in the
McClelland Block. THIS change pleases
the north end OF Nam street, but is
rather unsatisfactory TO some at the other
end.
Would not Austin. support a fleet of
row boats? 1t seems 10 us that the Cedar
river offers opportunities for a healthful
and delightful exercise that are not prop
erly improved. The main channel of the
river north of the city and the river below
the dam are fine rowing places during
most of the season. We should think.
AT a special meeting of the Austin
Fire and Storm Mutual Insurance Co. the
resignation of Mr.. G. L. Case as president
was accepted and a vote Of thanks ten
dered him. Mr.. John Schroeder was
elected director to I'LL the place made va
can't by the resignation of Mr.. Case, and
Hon. j. J.. Furlong was elected president.
Prof. /. II. Bum of Iowa, is X ect
ed in Austin to hold a musical conven-
ton about the second week of May.
Many Austin people will remember the
convention that Mr.. Bum held here
about five years ago. Persons who are
in a position to know say that the pro-
lessor is a successful musical conductor.
Were you around at the depot Fri
day to see that young hotel man laborlng
with that grip? He says he does not see
how any woman could get sc many
things into one little valise. The boys
say 1Aut II ioor. VI Ills 1dCe was any
thing but accommodating when the
catch slipped and all those things "took"
to the mud and snow.
Mrs. L. E: Bailey of New York City,
delivered an interesting lecture to a large
audience at the Congregational church
Sunday evening. Mrs. Bailey travels
under the auspices of the w. G.. T. u.
and is working in the interest of prohi-
bition. She gives 'the whisky evil, and
men as temperance politicians from a
woman's standpoint"
Prof. Holden of Owatonna, has been
engaged by a committee of the G. A. R.
Post of this city, to drill and instruct the
Austin drum corps. He will meet with
the corps every Saturday afternoon un-
TIL they go to the emcampment at Albert
interested friends, has raised a fund to
pay Prof. Holden for his services.
The Andrews Opera Company fur
nished a musical treat to the citizens of
| Austin last Thursday, evening in La
Mascotte." Geo. Andrews as "Pippo, a
shepherd" Ed. Andrews as The King, y
Jno. P. Wilson. as "A Farmer" and Men
Wilkinson. "The Mascotte," Shepherd
Boy, King, and the old Farmer were ex
c%ellent, and gave. universal satisfaction.
We learn that the Methodist Episcopal
society is preparing to have a new church
soon. The two lots south of the present
church have been purchased and sub
scriptions to nearly the amount required
have been obtained. It is the intention
to erect a building s~ixty-eight feet square
and capable Of seating five hundred peo-
pie. ">.a ~ s,,. r@I
Dodge County Record: Mr.. Chris.
Clausen Of Hayfeld was arrested last
week on the complaint of A. L.. Lake Of
this village, charged with passing a coun-
terfeit dollar. Mr.. Clausen had an ex-
animation before the U. s.. CORNERSTONE
at St Paul and was promptly discharged.
the little evidence adduced showing that
there was n 10 ground for the complaint
or arrest. Mr.. Clausen was put to much
unnecessary trouble and expense. 4
At the regular meeting.of the Good
Templars Lodge, Monday night, the fol
lowing officers were elected, and will be
installed next Monday evening: Wilson
Beach, C. T.; Lizzie Teeter, ". TIL. p.
Greenman. Chap: Mrs TOwrv Rec Ser